Alcantara had been rumored for a fight with Mackens Semerzier, but the fighter’s manager then told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the bout wasn’t “a reality.”

The bout likely will be part of the preliminary card of UFC 134, which takes place Aug. 27 at HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro. The pay-per-view headliner pits middleweight champion Anderson Silva against Yushin Okami.

The event is the UFC’s first in Brazil since 1998. Alcantara is a native Brazilian, and Carvalho fights out of Canada.

Alcantara heads to featherweight after a one-fight stint in the WEC, where he scored a first-round knockout of lightweight Ricardo Lamas at WEC 53. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and first-ever Jungle Fight lightweight champ now won 11 straight fights and 17 of his past 18 bouts. Only two of the victories came via decision.

Carvalho, a fellow jiu-jitsu black belt, has fought throughout Canada and Japan while winning his first eight pro bouts. He then hit a 2-4 skid, though he picked up a split-decision victory over notable Hatsu Hioki in Shooto. Since the skid, he’s won three straight fights, including one over UFC vet Doug Evans at the recent theScore Fighting Series show in Canada.

The latest UFC 134 card now includes:

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Yushin Okami (for middleweight title)

Forrest Griffin vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub

Edson Barboza vs. Ross Pearson

Luiz Cane vs. Stanislav Nedkov

Spencer Fisher vs. Thiago Tavares

David Mitchell vs. Paulo Thiago

Erick Silva vs. Mike Swick

Yves Jabouin vs. Ian Loveland

Yuri Alcantara vs. Antonio Carvalho

Alexandre “Cacareco” Ferreira vs. Rousimar Palhares*

* – Not officially announced

For the latest on the UFC 134 card, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

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